Robert Wagner, (1895-1946), joined the NSDAP in 1924, was appointed
Gauleiter of Baden in 1925, and occupied that post uninterrupted until
the end of the Third Reich. He was sentenced to a 15 month sentence at
Landsberg Prison for his participation with Hitler in the Munich Putsch.
Upon Hitler's orders, Wagner was responsible for the 'Nazification' of
Alsace, including its incorporation into the Greater German Reich.
Ultimately tried by the French Military Tribunal and sentenced to death,
Wagner was executed by firing squad in 1946.

This uniform set, to
include the tunic and pants, are believed to have been the personal uniform
of Gauleiter Wagner. This has been deduced based on the following clues:
proportions are consistent with Wagners dimensions, the ribbon bar included
is consistent with the medals Wagner was awarded in the first World War,
the loops on the left breast pocket match the way he wore his medals in
period photos, the private maker label on the inside of the tunic is the
label of a tailor from a town in his Gau (Heidelberg), and finally,
Wagner was the only Gauleiter of Gau Baden during the entire existence
of the Third Reich.

While these suggestions leave no doubt in the mind of
the proprietor as to who the original owner of the uniform was, the lack
of 'conclusive' evidence, such as a name tag in the pocket, means the
group is being offered with no premium added for the attributable
element. The set is being marketed as a complete, untouched, pre-1939,
single-breasted Gauleiter tunic with hand-embroidered collar tabs, which
itself is a rare and highly sought after find. The tunic is complete and
undamaged, and the pants have survived the decades remarkably intact. An
exciting, original 'unnamed' - 'personality' piece!